Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
STEVE PREFONTAINEYou cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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I like to make something beautiful when I run … it’s style. It’s doing something better than anyone else. It’s being creative.
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PRE. For your dedication and loyalty to your principles and beliefs. For your love,warmth and friendship. For your family and friends. You are missed by so many and you will never be forgotten.
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.
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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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What I want is to be number one.
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A race is a work of art.
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If he’s having a good day and running the right race, nobody can beat Frank Shorter at 10,000 meters, nobody except me.
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A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they’re capable of understanding.
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You said I was weak. You said I couldn’t do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong.
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My philosophy is that I’m an artist. I perform an art not with a paint brush or a camera. I perform with bodily movement. Instead of exhibiting my art in a museum or a book or on canvas, I exhibit my art in front of the multitudes.
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I’m going to work so that it’s a pure guts race at the end, and if it is, I am the only one who can win it.
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I can endure more pain then anyone you’ve met. That’s why I win, because I can endure more pain.
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Running gives me confidence.
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